skillet fajitas

Try this quick and easy Skillet Chicken Fajitas Recipe. It is delicious and perfect for a simple weeknight dinner or a date night in!

Skillet Fajitas

chicken breasts

bell peppers (julienned (any colors will work).)

onion

Tablespoons canola oil

Tablespoons Taco Seasoning

lime (juiced)

flour tortillas

Add chicken to a large bowl and add the seasoning on top, stirring to mix.

Pour canola oil into the cast iron skillet and begin to heat on medium heat.

Add the seasoned chicken to begin to cook.  Continue to cook the chicken until it turns brown and chicken is cooked through (5-7 minutes per side). I like to cut into a piece of chicken and make sure it is no longer pink on the inside.

Remove the chicken from the pan to a separate plate and set aside.

Add the pepper and onions to the skillet.  Stir to blend all together.

Continue to cook until the peppers are tender (2-4 minutes) but not limp, stirring occasionally so that they don’t burn.

When the veggies are done, add the chicken back to the pan! Squeeze fresh lime juice over the top before serving and enjoy!

Shrimp fajitas are seasoned with a zesty homemade blend and come together in under 30 minutes, perfect for busy weeknights.

Shrimp Fajitas

paprika

chipotle powder

cumin

oregano

onion powder

salt (or

vegetable oil

onion (sliced)

sliced bell peppers (red and yellow bell peppers)

shrimp

tortillas (for serving)

toppings (see notes)

Mix together paprika, chipotle powder, cumin powder, oregano, onion powder and salt in a bowl to make fajita seasoning.

Add half of the seasoning to the shrimp and mix until well coated. Set aside.

Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large cast iron skillet and add the onions and bell peppers. Saute for 4-5 minutes, until the vegetables have softened slightly. Add the remaining seasoning and mix well. Slide the vegetables to one side of the skillet.

Heat the remaining oil in the skillet and add the shrimp. Cook the shrimp for 3-4 minutes until they are pink and cooked through.

Serve in tortillas with your favorite toppings.

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I loved this recipe and spice mix, but I completely agree with others who said this is entirely too much spice for one meal. For the chipotle, I used half chipotle and have chili powder. For the onion powder, I used half onion powder and have garlic powder. 

I probably put 1 TBL of spice on the shrimp along with a TBL of cornstarch and a TBL (or more) of lime juice and let it sit for 10 minutes. I cooked the shrimp for about 2 min a side and removed them to a bowl before cooking the vegetables. Another TBL of spice went on the veggies. It felt like I could have better control this way. 

To get that good fajita steam and create a little bit of a sauce, I added 1/2 cup of water. That's what the cornstarch was for. I will make this again because this spice mix is enough for two more dinners!

I was really happy with all of it but I followed the recipe perfectly and we had way too much seasoning. I am a rule follower so I used it all as suggested and it was not great. Also, I don’t understand why you don’t mix water in with the seasonings and cook it down? We literally ended up with shrimp and veggies with chunks of not cooked down seasonings. It was very powerful and took away from the entire dish. I liked the seasonings used, will just cut them in half and use water to mix them in next time. Not a bad recipe at all, just needs some tweaks.

I think there was way too much seasoning.  It would have been better with half the seasoning.   Had I not been in such a hurry I would have noticed and used less than half.

I just made this - looked great but the seasoning made it inedible- insanely salty between the large amt of salt.  And cumin.   We dumped the whole dish in the trash.

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